"I don't know why he thinks Snakerocks is an easy route! The place is crawling with adders. Birds and mice stay away from there because there are so many snakes!" |
— Graypaw to Firepaw in Into the Wild, page 123 |
Snakerocks,[4] also known as the snake rocks,[5] is a rock pile in ThunderClan terrtitory in the forest. It is used as a place to hunt and gather herbs, but cats must be careful to not be bitten by adders that call the rocks home.[6]
Description[]
- "Great, I can either drown or get bitten for the sake of my Clan."
- ―Darkstripe about hunting near Snakerocks Code of the Clans, page 39
- Despite being used as a hunting ground, Snakerocks attracts little prey outside of adders due to the snakes. The adders often hide in the crevices of the rocks.[10] However, voles,[18] squirrels,[19] mice, shrews, and rabbits can be found here.[10] Badgers and foxes have also been known to hang around Snakerocks at times too.[20][21][22] To avoid the adders, ThunderClan cats usually hunt during leaf-bare, when it is too cold for the snakes.[12][23]
Location history[]
- «The trees began to thin out; the badger trail was leading towards Snakerocks. Firestar felt exposed and vulnerable, convinced that small, malevolent eyes were watching him from every thornbush or bramble thicket. This was a bad place for ThunderClan cats. When the dogs were loose in the forest they made their den at Snakerocks; Swiftpaw had died in their jaws, and Brightheart had received her terrible injuries. Firestar imagined he could still scent the reek of spilled blood.»
- —Firestar's thoughts about Snakerocks Firestar's Quest, page 92
- During a battle with ShadowClan, Lionpaw fled in fear and hide in the cavern underneath Snakerocks.[23] While hunting at Snakerocks, Thistlepaw fought off a dog that wandered near the pile of rocks.[10] Later, Tawnyspots ordered a patrol to check Snakerocks for lurking rogues scented there.[27] Darkstripe and Longtail hunted at Snakerocks, and Darkstripe convinced his Clanmate to eat the squirrel Longtail had caught instead of bringing it back to the elders and kits.[19] During Firepaw's first tour of the territory, Lionheart mentioned they'll avoid Snakerocks for the time being since the adders area dangerous for untrained apprentices.[28] Tigerclaw later ordered his apprentice Ravenpaw to hunt near Snakerocks,[2] and the timid apprentice successfully caught an adder.[29] While showing his apprentice Cinderpaw the Great Sycamore, Fireheart chided her for naively darting towards the nearby Snakerocks.[11] When a fire raged through ThunderClan's territory, the section of the forest near Snakerocks was spared.[7] Whitestorm reported fresh dog scent near Snakerocks and the remains of a pigeon, though Fireheart was not too bothered by the report,[30] until he found fresh dog scent near the pile of rocks days later.[31]
- Determined to prove themselves worthy to be warriors, Swiftpaw and Brightpaw venture to Snakerocks in the early dawn to discover what was stealing their prey. However, they were attacked by a pack of dogs, resulting in Swiftpaw's death. Brightpaw survived,[14] though remained permanently scarred.[32] Darkstripe told Tigerstar about the dogs at Snakerocks, and Longtail spotted the ShadowClan leader feeding a pack of dogs living in the caverns underneath Snakerocks.[15] He later left a trail of dead prey for the dogs to follow to ThunderClan's camp, ending with Brindleface's body.[33] ThunderClan swiftly led the dogs from Snakerocks towards the gorge.[34] Later, Thornpaw detected unfamiliar rogues at Snakerocks, which later turned out to be BloodClan.[35] A badger made its home near Snakerocks,[21] resulting in Willowpelt's death.[36] When a family of foxes moved into Fourtrees, the four Clans met at Snakerocks for the Gathering.[37]
- Seasons later, Squirrelpaw detected a badger living in the cavern underneath Snakerocks,[22] so Firestar ordered his cats to avoid the area for the time being.[16] Twolegs began digging up the ground not far from Snakerocks.[38] When Leafpaw and several others were captured by Twolegs, Spottedleaf's spirit led Squirrelpaw beyond Snakerocks to the monster where her sister was being held captive.[12] Seasons after the Clans left the forest, Ravenpaw and Barley returned to ThunderClan's territory. The black loner noticed Snakerocks covered in brambles and he assumed the snakes were long gone.[39]
Known deaths[]
This is a list of deaths, ordered chronologically, that took place at Snakerocks.
Book mentions[]
- The Sun Trail (Mentioned only)
- A Forest Divided
- Mapleshade's Vengeance
- Pinestar's Choice (Mentioned only)
- Goosefeather's Curse
- Bluestar's Prophecy
- Spottedleaf's Heart
- Into the Wild (First appearance; mentioned only)
- Fire and Ice
- Forest of Secrets (Mentioned only)
- A Dangerous Path
- The Darkest Hour
- Firestar's Quest
- Graystripe's Vow (Then) (Mentioned only)
- Midnight
- Moonrise
- Dawn
- Ravenpaw's Farewell
- Secrets of the Clans (Retconned)
- Code of the Clans
- Battles of the Clans
Gallery[]
Map art[]
Quotes[]
- "There are good places all over the forest. But don't go in that direction. There are snakes, and their bite could make you sick or even kill you."
- ―Storm warning Gray Wing about the rocks The Sun Trail, page 252
- Star Flower: "Watch out for snakes."
- Clear Sky: "Snakes?"
- A Forest Divided, page 170
Trivia[]
Continuity[]
The following information is from sources considered non-canon or retconned.
- In Secrets of the Clans, a 2007 field guide, the legend, "How Snakes Came to the Forest", details the encounter between Mouthclaw and a LionClan warrior named Sunpelt fought. The brave warrior tires the great snake out to the point where she begs for him to spare her life and in a deal, agrees to shrink to the size of a cat's tail. The great snake goes up in a cloud of dust and becomes a thousand smaller snakes. Sunpelt is both scolded and praised for his actions, as because of him, no more warriors would be eaten by snakes.[42]
External links[]
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Revealed in Goosefeather's Curse, chapter 3
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Revealed in Into the Wild, chapter 10
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Revealed in Goosefeather's Curse, chapter 8
- ↑ Revealed in Into the Wild, page 63
- ↑ Revealed in A Forest Divided, page 321
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Revealed in Into the Wild, chapter 5
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Revealed in A Dangerous Path, chapter 8
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Revealed in A Forest Divided, chapter 12
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 Revealed in Mapleshade's Vengeance, chapter 7
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 Revealed in Bluestar's Prophecy, chapter 21
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Revealed in Fire and Ice, chapter 9
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 Revealed in Dawn, chapter 7
- ↑ Revealed in Midnight, chapter 3
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Revealed in A Dangerous Path, chapter 19
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Revealed in A Dangerous Path, chapter 23
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Revealed in Midnight, chapter 8
- ↑ Revealed in Forest of Secrets, chapter 21
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 Revealed in A Forest Divided, chapter 25
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 Revealed in Code of the Clans, page 40
- ↑ Revealed in Bluestar's Prophecy, chapter 19
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 Revealed in Firestar's Quest, chapter 8
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 Revealed in Midnight, chapter 2
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 Revealed in Battles of the Clans, page 81
- ↑ Revealed in The Sun Trail, chapter 20
- ↑ Revealed in Mapleshade's Vengeance, chapter 1
- ↑ 26.0 26.1 Revealed in Pinestar's Choice, chapter 2
- ↑ Revealed in Spottedleaf's Heart, chapter 7
- ↑ Revealed in Into the Wild, chapter 6
- ↑ Revealed in Into the Wild, chapter 11
- ↑ Revealed in A Dangerous Path, chapter 3
- ↑ Revealed in A Dangerous Path, page chatper 8
- ↑ Revealed in A Dangerous Path, chapter 20
- ↑ Revealed in A Dangerous Path, chapter 24
- ↑ Revealed in A Dangerous Path, chapter 25
- ↑ Revealed in The Darkest Hour, chapter 9
- ↑ Revealed in Firestar's Quest, chapter 9
- ↑ Revealed in Battles of the Clans, page 70
- ↑ Revealed in Moonrise, chapter 2
- ↑ Revealed in Ravenpaw's Farewell, chapter 1
- ↑ Revealed in A Dangerous Path, page 218
- ↑ Revealed in Firestar's Quest, page 94
- ↑ Revealed in Secrets of the Clans, pages 162-163
Locations in the Warriors series | |
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The lake territories | Moonpool • Horseplace • River Alba • Whispering Cave • The lake • The mossy clearing • The island • Silverpath • Skyrock • The tunnels |
The forest territories | Barley's farm • Moonstone • Bonehill • Sunningrocks • Highstones • Fourtrees • Carrionplace • River Chell • The Owl Tree • The Great Sycamore • Tallpines • The broken nest • Snakerocks • Beech copse • The sandy hollow |
Other locations | Cave of Pointed Stones • Deepsands Gorge • Camp • Twolegplace • Thunderpath • The mountains • The Place of No Stars • Sun-drown-place • StarClan |